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Dr Shireen Kassam - Plant-Based Health Professionals UK

Dr Shireen Kassam - Plant-Based Health Professionals UK

FromThe Lentil Intervention Podcast


Dr Shireen Kassam - Plant-Based Health Professionals UK

FromThe Lentil Intervention Podcast

ratings:
Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Jun 22, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Shireen is a Consultant Haematologist at King’s College Hospital, London, specialising in the care of people with lymphoma and other haematological cancers. Additionally, Shireen is the founder and director of the non-profit organisation Plant-Based Health Professionals, UK, whose mission is to provide evidence-based education to health professionals and the general public on plant-based nutrition and other lifestyle interventions for the prevention and treatment of chronic disease.Shireen is also a visiting Professor at Winchester University, where she runs the UK's first University-based course on plant-based nutrition. One busy lady! In this conversation we discuss:• Plant-Based Health Professionals UK, their mission and advocacy work • The University of Winchester Nutrition Course for health professionals, which she spearheaded • The latest nutrition guidelines from the American Cancer Society• Socioeconomic determinants of health• Food Justice Issues• Shireen’s brilliant weekly plant-based nutrition news on Medium and social media.
Released:
Jun 22, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Conversations to guide you through the two most pressing issues of our time - the climate and health crises. Join your hosts, Ben Eitelberg and Emma Strutt as they explore a wide range of topics regarding personal and planetary health; including the environment, conservation and lifestyle medicine topics such as nutrition and physical activity. Find more details at www.thelentilintervention.org